Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning

Richard Dawkins provides excellent examples of his reasoning and interpretation skills in The Selfish Gene.

This seminal new study of a key battle of the Civil Wars re-examines one of England's most mysterious battlefields at Edgehill, and it combines the work of three outstanding military historians.

Este es el caso de Edi, que en este libro nos narra su vida y su experiencia y cómo, gracias a la técnica de comunicación Facilited Communication o Comunicación Facilitada (FC), pudo finalmente disfrutar de su momento "Gigante" de comunicarse con los quienes estaban a su lado.

A brilliant young environmental journalist argues that we must innovate and adapt to save planet Earth in this enlightening ';trip around the world to meet people working out new ways for humanity to live as well as survive' (The New York Times Book Review).

The story of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart boat race - the most dramatic in yacht racing historyThe waters between Sydney and Hobart are famously treacherous.

First published in 1906, Geronimo is the collaborative work between Geronimo, chief of the Chiricahua Apache, and author S.

Der Autor hat in weiten Bereichen der Provinz Málaga und in Teilbereichen der Provinz Cádiz die verschiedenen Greifvogelarten systematisch kartiert.

Photographer Dominic Greyer has spent the last twenty years roaming the British landscape in search of the country's most unusual placenames.

For many people gardening is predominantly about plants and choosing the right combination and balance to make beautiful borders.

In the early 20th century the Canadian North was a mystery, but the Canadian military stepped in, and this book explores its historic activities in Canada's Arctic.

South African born and bred, David Rattray's name is today synonymous with the Anglo-Zulu War.

Few works of scholarship have so comprehensively recast an existing debate as Chinua Achebe's essay on Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness.

The Land of Little Rain (1903) is a collection of essays and short stories by Mary Hunter Austin.

Step outside and find out about how you can help the adorable animals that like to visit your garden.

The world is not as mobile or as interconnected as we like to think.

Das vorliegende Buch erzählt die wahre Geschichte mehrerer handaufgezogener Strassentauben, die eigentlich ausgewildert werden sollten, sich aber nach erfolgreicher Auswilderung und Anschluss an die wilden Tauben, dennoch dafür entschieden, bei ihrem Ziehvater zu leben, ohne aber den Anschluss an die wild lebenden Artgenossen aufzugeben.

Das vorliegende Buch erzählt die wahren Geschichten von gestrandeten Vogelpfleglingen, ihrer Vorbereitung auf ihr Leben in Freiheit und dem z.

The Times Book of the Year pickA gripping, thought-provoking and ultimately optimistic investigation into the world's next great climate crisis - the scarcity of water.

Martin Luther King's policy of non-violent protest in the struggle for civil rights in the United States during the second half of the twentieth century led to fundamental shifts in American government policy relating to segregation, and a cultural shift in the treatment of African Americans.

Gaia: A New Look At Life on Earth may continue to divide opinion, but nobody can deny that the book offers a powerful insight into the creative thinking of its author, James E.

In Outline of a Theory of Practice, Bourdieu questions the preeminent ideas of social anthropologists such as Levi-Strauss who stressed the structural principles governing human action rather than the actions themselves and, Bourdieu asserts, doesn't account for all observable nuances of behaviour.

An enchanting tale of travels among South East Asia's Sea Gypsies, scattered groups of semi-nomadic fisher people who occupy the spaces between the islands.

This book will show you all the ways YOU can change how you travel to help save the planet.

There is a saying in Russian jails.

Drawing can improve your mood, release endorphins and make you happy but for many, the fear of the blank page, combined with a lack of confidence and know-how, can be daunting.

Spot the difference!

A fascinating look at the myths, folklore and botany behind over 70 British wildflowers.

BASIC ILLUSTRATED MAP AND COMPASSWilderness guide Cliff Jacobson created the map and compass curriculum for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and here he shows easy-to-follow steps on choosing a compass, reading contour lines and other map features, using them in concert with a GPS receiver, plotting a course in the wilderness, navigating at night by the stars, and much more.

'We have a responsibility, every one of us' David AttenboroughAround 12.

Rocks, Gems, and Minerals is a field guide to80 of themost common and sought-afterrocks, gems, and minerals hidden throughout North America.

Buon appetito!

The Anti-Politics Machine (1990) examines how international development projects are conceived, researched, and put into practice.

Chickens, Cows, Ducks, Sheep, Pigs, Rabbits, Trout, Salmon, Prawns, Lobsters - all of the animal kingdom - are not here for us to eat, we should be looking after them.

A passionate and informative celebration of trees and of man's ingenuity in exploiting their resources: the perfect gift for anyone who cares about the natural world.

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Aquest és el cas d'Edi, que en aquest llibre ens narra la seva vida i la seva experiència i com, gràcies a la tècnica de comunicació Facilited Communication o Comunicació Facilitada (FC), finalment va poder gaudir del seu moment "Gegant" de comunicar-se amb els qui estaven al seu costat.

A scientific expedition into unknown parts of the Caribbean to study the tectonic plates of the region answers the intriguing question: Is there a language of fish?

Amartya Sen uses his 1999 work Development as Freedom to evaluate the processes and outcomes of economic development.

This volume takes a look at the trends that have put the global economy on a collision course with the Earth's ecosystems.

First published in 1999, this volume is drawn from a 1992-1996 study and seeks to explain the news process used to identify a newsworthy issue and its application to understanding the construction of environmental news.

Killer tornadoes.